#VU119687 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50637
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119687
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50637
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the qcom_cpufreq_hw_read_lut() function in drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/242e23be8f31ebd90525c57ee3244c28e99a1697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ef12a4a8ef5553af9c3fd2719a616637a102568
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ea765b10624d67407817100d381c60f53593033
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d430076e66bddd08612911513b36f932b0d9d6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9901c21bcaf2f01fe5078f750d624f4ddfa8f81b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2